Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crash, May 24, 1962 (7 killed)
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II accident on May 24, 1962 near Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan with 7 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into mountainous...
- Date: May 24, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
- Location: Yokota AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into mountainous terrain during a training flight.
A US Air Force Douglas C 124A Globemaster II on a local training flight from Tachikawa Air Base struck the Oku Chichibu mountains west of Tokyo on 24 May 1962. All seven crew members were killed.